G/TBT/N/USA/1323/Add.5  
 
5 May 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  5 May 2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Clothing Storage Unit Tip Overs; Request for Comments and Information  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  5 June 2023  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 4 May 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 1 September 2023; The rule is effective 1 
September 2023, unless the Commission receives a significant adverse comment by 5 
June 2023. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a document in 
the Fe deral Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The 
incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director 
of the Federal Register as of 1 September 2023. The CSU rule promulgated as 16 C FR 
part 1261 in the final rule published at 87 FR 72598 on 25 November 2022, is stayed 
from 4 May 2023, through 1 September 2023, and the effective date of amendatory 
instruction 3 (adding 16 CFR part 1261) at 87 FR 72598 is delayed from 24 May 2023, 
to 1 September 2023.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-04/html/2023 -08997.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-04/pdf/2023 -08997.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Clothing Storage Units  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
 
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  ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: In November 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published a consumer 
product safety standard for clothing storage units (CSUs) to protect children from tip -over-related 
death or injury, with an effective date of 24 May 2023. In Decem ber 2022, the President signed into 
law the STURDY legislation , which requires CPSC to either develop and promulgate a new consumer 
product safety standard for CSUs that meets cert ain requirements specified in STURDY or determine 
that a voluntary standard exists that meets STURDY's requirements. If the Commission determines 
that a timely issued voluntary standard satisfies STURDY's criteria, then STURDY requires the 
Commission to pr omulgate a final consumer product safety standard that adopts the applicable 
performance requirements of the voluntary standard, to supersede any existing CSU rule. On 19 
April 2023, the Commission determined that ASTM F2057 -23, Standard Safety Specification for 
Clothing Storage Units, is a voluntary standard that meets the requirements of STURDY. In light of 
that determination, this direct final rule adopts the requirements of ASTM F2057 -23 as required by 
STURDY. Because STURDY provides that adoption of the ASTM standard will supersede CPSC's 
current rule, the current CSU rule, which was added in a final rule published on 25 November 2022, 
is stayed and will not take effect.  
DATES:  
Effective date: The rule is effective 1 September 2023, unless the Commission receives a significant 
adverse comment by 5 June 2023. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a 
document in the Federal Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effecti ve date.  
Incorporation by reference: The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is 
approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 1 September 2023.  
Stay and delay of effective date: The CSU rule promulgated as 16 CFR part 1261  in the final rule 
published at 87 FR 72598  on 25 November 2022, is stayed fro m 4 May 2023, through 1 September 
2023, and the effective date of amendatory instruction 3 (adding 16 CFR part 1261) at 87 FR 72598  
is delayed from 24 May 2023, to 1 Septe mber 2023.  
This direct final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1323  are identified 
by Docket Number CPSC -2017-0044. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2017-0044/document  and provides acces s to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked 
to submit commen ts to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 5 June 2023 will be shared 
with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov i f received within the 
comment period.  
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